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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - BENDIGO ADVERTISER - DEC 9 1853, 9 Dec 1853
Photocopy. Page 2 of the Bendigo Advertiser for 9 Dec 1853. Sale notices, Public Notices, and Business addresses. Notices include - Bendigo Gold District and General Hospital, abstract of the new Bill for the better management of the Goldfields, Bendigo gold prices and missing friends.newspaper, bendigo, the bendigo advertiser, bendigo advertiser, bendigo hospital, management of the goldfields, bendigo bank prospectus -
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Document - LIFE GOVERNOR CERTIFICATE - BENDIGO HOSPITAL (PHOTOCOPY), 1907
Certificate. Photocopy of a certificate given to William Hesthead on his election as Life Governor of Bendigo Gold District General Hospital in 1907. Signed by Hugh Boyd, MD, President. W. Hunter, Vice President. Signatures of Hon. Treasurer and Secretary are undecipherable.organization, institution, health, bendigo hospital, life governor, certificate, hugh boyd, w.hunter, william hesthead -
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Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1886
Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop - Legal Papers. 1 - Post Office Telegraph from Connelly T Jefferson. 2 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn re Sterry & Trestrail. 3 - 1886 - Letter from Bennnett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn re Irving & Hughes. 4 - 1886 - Letter from Hawthorne David, Victoria & Wellington Streets, Kerang. Draper, Grocer, House Furnisher & General Merchant. 5 - 1886 - Letter from Lane, Brown & Co, Successors to McCready, Thomson & Niven, Publishers, 12 Lonsdale St West, Melbourne. 6 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn re Lazarus v Lazarus. 7 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett & Co re Sterry V Trestrail. 8 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett & Co re Johnson to Weller. 9 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett & Co.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, connelly t jefferson, bennett attenborough wilks & nunn, sterry, trestrail, irving, hughes, hawthorne david, lane brown & co, mccready thomson & niven, lazarus, johnson, weller, bennett & co -
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Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1886
Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop - Legal Papers. 1 - 1886 - Letter from Cuthbert & Co, Law & General Stationers, Lithographers & Printers, 55 Chancery Lane. 2 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn re Hawthorne & Brady. 3 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Bennett 7 Co re Hawthorne & Brady. 4 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn, Solicitors, Melbourne re Nelson C to Executors of Havlin, deceased. 5 - 1886 - Letter form Holding Palph. 6 - 1886 - Letter form Thomson W B, Solicitor, Bairnsdale re Butterfield Thomas. 7 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Bennett & Co re Hawthorne & Brady. 8 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn re Thomas John, deceased. 9 - 1886 - Letter from Holloway Edward, Kerang re loan. 10 - 1886 - Post card from De Garis E C, Ballarat.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, cuthbert & co, bennett attenborough wilks & nunn, hawthorne, brady, bennett & co, nelson c, havlin, holding ralph, thomson w b, butterfield thomas, thomas john, holloway edward, de garis e c -
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Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1886
Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop - Legal Papers. 1 - 1886 - Letter from Arnoldt D W, Wedderburn. 2 - 1886 - Letter from Cuthbert & Co, Law & General Stationers, Lithographers & Printers, 55 Chancery Lane. 3 - 1886 - Letter from Pickles Thos P, Railway Workshops, Newport. Letter has letterhead - G F Pickles & Sons, Carriage Manufacturing Company Limited. Manufacturers of Carriages, Buggies, Pleasure & Business Wagons. Importers of American and English Carriage Materials. Sandhurst. Repository & Show Rooms, Latrobe Street West, Melbourne. 4 - 1886 - Letter to Spence James, Gannawarra, Cohuna from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Connelly, Solicitors, Albion Chambers, Sandhurst. Also contains returned reply from Spence James. Mentions Geugnagel Charles, Baker, Sandhurst. 5 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Kilbride Peter, Rochester to Wilkinson, Albion Chambers re Brown & Ellison case. 6 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Bennett & Co, Market St re Sterry & Trestrail.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, arnoldt d w, cuthbert & co, pickles thos p, g f pickles & sons, spence james, bennett attenborough wilks & connelly, geugnagel charles, kilbride peter, wilkinson, brown, ellison, bennett & co, sterry, trestrail -
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Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1886
Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop - Legal Papers. 1 - 1886 - Letter from Post Office and Telegraph Department, General Post Office, Melbourne to Messrs Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Connelly, Albion Chambers, Sandhurst. 2 - 1886 - Letter from Arnoldt D G, Wedderburn. 3 - 1886 - Letter from O'Reilly D, George Hotel, St Kilda. 4 - 1886 - Post card from Langtree C W, Secretary for Mines and Water Supply. 5 - 1886 - Letter from Dru?? W T, 19 Temple Court re Lazarus v Lazarus. 6 - 1886 - Letter from C ?, Raywood re Gow from Kamarooka. 7 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn, Solicitors, Melbourne to Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn, Solicitors, Melbourne to Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Connelly, Solicitors, Albion Chambers, Sandhurst re Sterry v Trestrail.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, post office & telegram dept, bennett attenborough wilks & connelly, arnoldt d g, o'reilly d, george hotel, langtree c w, dru?? w t, lazarus, gow, bennett attenborough wilks & nunn, sterry, trestrail -
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Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1886
Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop - Legal Papers. 1 - 1886 - Letter from Malleson, England & Stewart, 24 Queen Street, Melbourne re Dr Brierley. 2 - 1886 - Letter from Reid Jas, Raywood re his arrest on the 2nd Oct and fine on the 4th Oct. 3 - 1886 - Letter from Gibbins Alice, Inglewood. 4 - 1886 - Letter from Morrow Thomas, General Mercantile, Auctioneer, Stock Station & Estate Salesman, Inglewood re Gibbins. 5 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Harrison J S & Co. 6 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn, 102 Collins Street West, Melbourne re Webb v Holmes White & Co. 7 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn, 102 Collins Street West, Melbourne re Sterry v Trestrail. 8 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Blackburn Jas, Heathcote, re case at Heathcote.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, malleson, england & stewart, brierley dr, reid jas, gibbins alice, morrow thomas, gibbins, harrison j s & co, bennett attenborough wilks & nunn, webb, holmes white & co, sterry, trestrail, blackburn jas -
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Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1886
Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop - Legal Papers. 1 - 1886 - Letter from Jenkins & Barger, General Blacksmiths, Horse-Shoers & Agricultural Implement Makers, Leichardt and Bridgewater re McClean. 2 - 1886 - Letter from D Hughes re Adams & Maxwell?. 3 - 1886 - Letter from Crawford W H, 28;7 Clarence St, Sydney. 4 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Portland re McKay. 5 - 1886 - Letter from The London Chartered Bank of Australia re Barwick J. 6 - 1886 - Letter from Bray R J, 19 Lily Street, Sandhurst re his cousin Bray Thomas, deceased. 7 - 1886 - Letter from Inglewood - Gooding. 8 - 1886 - Letter from Registrar of Titles re Gooding.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, jenkins & barger, mcclean, hughes d, adams, maxwell, crawford w h, mckay, the london chartered bank o australia, barwick j, bray r j, bray thomas, gooding, register of titles -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CONTRACT OF SALE, 1935/40
1. Contract of sale - Mrs L Kirby - South Frederick The Great 1935.2. Agreement Celia Jeffrey Kneebone Street Eaglehawk, North Hustlers. 3. Correspondence James Denton 50 Wills Street. 4. General correspondence. Various documents.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, goldl mine sale, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
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Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1886
Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop Legal Papers. 1 - 1886 - Letter from Brown G Harp--? 2 - 1886 - Letter from Morrow Thomas, General Mercantile, Auctioneer, Stock Station & Estate Salesman, Inglewood. 3 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn, Melbourne. 4 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph re McClean. 5 - 1886 - Letter from Office of Titles - Gibbs Rich - Registrar of Titles. 6 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn re Brierley Dr. 7 - 1886 - Letter from Scott Henry, Cooma Via Tatura re Scott David, Deceased. 8 - 1886 - Letter from Merrifield G, Solicitor, Castlemaine re Best & North Beehive Co. 9 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn re Budd H H. 10 - 1886 - Postcard from Inspector of Accounts, to Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Connelly, Sandhurst.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, brown g harp?, morrow t, bennett attenborough wilks & nunn, mcclean, gibbs r, brierley dr, scott h, scott d, merrifield g, best & north beehive co, budd h h -
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Document - WES HARRY COLLECTION: LICENSE REDUCTION BOARD BOOKLETS, 1913 - 1918
(a) Licenses reduction board , Seventh General Report and Statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December 1913 (97 pages)., (b) State of Victoria, The Licensing Court and License Reduction Board, Eleventh General report and Statement of Accounts for the period From 31st December 1916 to 30th June 1918. (96 pages).State of Victoriabuildings, commercial, hotel, license reduction board, hotels closed -
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Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: 4 STEREOGRAPHIC CARDS, 1880's ?
Four stereographic cards by C. H. Graves, publisher and General Manager, Philadelphia, USA., sold only by agents of The Universal Art Co. Stamped on the reverse ' W. E. Bell sole agent, Penshurst, NSW. (a) The Crucifixion (of Christ) , (b) The Resurrection , (c) The Sermon on the Mount , (d) The Wedding Ceremony (non Religious).photograph, stereo cards, the crucifixion, the resurrection, the sermon on the mount, the wedding ceremony -
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Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1890 - 1910
Document. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop - Legal Papers. 1 - Notes titled 'Crawfords land' 1902? 2 - 1890 - Torn notes - Commercial Finance Coy P? to Anderson. 3 - Torn Sheet - The Justices Act 1904, Third Schedule, Default Summons upon a complaint for a civil debt, in the court of Petty Sessions at Bendigo, in the Midland Bailiwick. 4 - Sundry General Costs concerning Custsons? R (name unreadable). 5 - Notes concerning 320 acres (notes not found).cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, commercial finance coy p?, anderson, the justices act 1904, custsons? r -
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Document - PRINTED NOTE PAD FOR LAND VALUATION
Note pad. Eleven blank land valuation worksheets for the Land Commission. Each valuation comprises 3 separate pages to record Lessee's and Commission's improvements plus stock, implements and other assets. Some of these pages have been used to record other items not related to the above. Handwritten in ink as follows. (1) Royal Historical Society of Victoria - notes on general index codes. (2) Snobs Hill Rovers football club 1904 - some 50 names. (3) Officers and members of the Hopetoun Brass Band, Bendigo as at 14 Feb 1913 - Name No.473 is Sir John Quick. Name No. 497 is J. Michell, bandmaster. Ends at Name No.522. (4) Eaglehawk Pioneers - Name nos.523 to 618. Each name has a year beside it ranging from 1846 ? (J.Mouatt) to 1863. (5) One page list of Regional Parishes each with a date and number, (crossed out in pencil).Land Commission ?government, state, land commission, valuation notepad, snobs hill rovers football club, hopetoun brass band, eaglehawk pioneers, regional parishes, index codes for royal historical society of victoria -
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Document - LANSELL'S BIG 180 MINE - PRODUCTION NOTES FOR LANSELL'S 180 MINE
... Bendigo Goldfields History & Production General Index of Coys ...Two handwritten pages of production for Lansell's 180 Mine on the New Chum Reef. Notes give the name of the mine, depth, year, ounces of gold produced and remarks. Mentioned are: Early Workings, Weymouth, Wittschieler & Co, Lansell's 180, Lansell's Estate, Endeavour Co (South Block), J. N. Macartney. Both pages are almost the same. They are page No 111.document, gold, lansell's big 180 mine, lansell's big 180 mine, production notes for lansell's 180 mine, weymouth, wittschieler, ballerstedt & co, lansell's 180, lansell's estate. endeavour co (south block), j n macartney, production statistics b m n l page 111, bendigo goldfields history & production, general index of coys & reefs -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK 'VERSES BY MAIE CASEY'
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. A 19 page soft cover book of verse by Maie Casey with drawings by Frances Burke. Printed by McLaren & Co. Pty Ltd, Melbourne in 1963. (copy No. 213) Handwritten in ink on flyleaf 'Mr Alec Chisholm with best wishes from Maie Casey 8.11.63. Also the signature of Frances Burke. Catalogue sticker '2044 CAS' on front cover. Maie Casey was the wife of Lord Casey, Australian politician and Governor General.Maie Caseybooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, poetry, maie casey, frances burke -
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Newspaper - FORTUNA COLLECTION: ADVERTISER NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: FORTUNA 1970, 11th April, 1970
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (Advertiser) RE FORTUNA 11.4.1970Bendigo Advertiserbendigo, house, fortuna villa, ahq survey regiment, general officer commanding southern command army headquarters in melbourne major general c.e. long. comanding officer of fortuna , colonel w. sprenger. -
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Document - MALONE COLLECTION: GREETING CARDS
Document. Greeting Cards. Single, light beige card with a picture of an older woman. She is wearing a peaked type of hat and has her finger up to her mouth. A printed border surrounds the picture. At the top is written in ink: 'This is how I spent my money at Luna Park'. Beneath the picture is printed in black with some words in bold type: Your Second Wife should conform to the general lines of this picture. I advise you to drop another coin in the same slot and secure a photo of your First Wife. There is some important personal advice on love and marriage for you in another section and do not fail to secure a photo of your first baby. Underneath is printed 7-G-5person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greetomg cards. -
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Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO. - LEDGER, 1940/51
Book; Hardbound ledger book with entries from 19/4/1940 to 24/1/1941. Loose documents in back of book, workings. Notice of general meeting 28/10/1949, invoices and expense sheets, letter from Mines Department recovering costs covering the mine shaft. East Clarence Gold Mining Company No Liability.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1947/55
Documents; Cardboard folder (green) with 2 hole binder, containing correspondence from 2/1/1947 to 10/8/1955. East Clarence - General correspondence.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
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Document - GERTRUDE PERRY COLLECTION: INVITATION TO ROTARY BALL, 1938
Document. Invitation to Miss G Perry to attend a rotary Ball in the Town Hall Bendigo on Wednesday October 12th 1938 to celebrate the visit of Their Excellencies The Governor-General Baron Gowrie and Lady Gowrie. Printed in gold on buff card. Plus envelope endorsed with notations by Post Office.person, individual, gertrude perry, gertrude perry collection, rotary ball, governor-general baron gowrie, lady gowrie -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: 10 BUOY UNIT
Black and white photo of a 10 Buoy Unit installed at O'Halloran's Cyanide Plant at Eaglehawk. Photo shows two views, one from the side and one from the top of the unit. Information typed on the back of the photo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy, o'halloran's cyanide plant eaglehawk, vincent kelly -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: MAN HOLDING A SCALEBUOY UNIT
Black and white photo by Vincent Kelly. Photo shows a man holding a Scalebuoy unit by some attached pipes. He is standing on a plank behind two large cross beams. It is an 8 Buoy open tank unit installed at the Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Coy.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy, vincent kelly, central nell gwynne gold mining coy -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: DIESEL ENGINE WITH A SCALEBUOY FITTED
Black and white photo by Vincent Kelly of a diesel engine with a Scalebuoy fitted. The engine belonged to the Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Coy. Information typed on the back of photo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy, diesel engine, central nell gwynne gold mining coy, vincent kelly -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: DEPOSITS OF SCALE
Black and white photo by Vincent Kelly Bendigo. Photo shows deposits of scale taken from bottom of jacket when head was removed from the cylinder head of a diesel engine belonging to the Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Company. Information typed on the back of the photo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, central nell gwynne gold mining coy, scalebuoy, vincent kelly -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: FOUR BUOY HOUSE UNIT
Black and white photo by Vincent Kelly. Typed on the back: Four Buoy house unit. Dish in picture is an old iron dish which has been used for fowls to drink out of. The photo speaks for it self. After a few weeks treatment by pouring in a dipper full of Scalebuoy Water daily the results of the process can be seen. Note the patches where the scale formations have been removed. The photographer's name - Vincent Kelly Bendigo is imprinted in the bottom left corner.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, four buoy house unit, vincent kelly -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: SCALEBUOY
Black and white photo of a Scalebuoy set up beside a Wood Chip Heater Unit (Bath). Typed on the back: Wood Chip Heater Unit (Bath). Fitted direct to heater here hot or cold Scalebuoy treated water may be had at any moment.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy wood chip heater unit (bath) -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: STUDEBAKER PRESIDENT 8 ENGINE
Black and white photo a stripped Studebaker President 8 Engine from a bus. Photo shows the interior of the engine block, crankshaft and pistons with conrods. Typed on the back is information about the bus.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy, vincent kelly, studebaker president 8 engine -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: INTERIOR OF CRYSTAL ICE WORKS
Black and white photo of the interior of the Crystal Ice Works showing the Scalebuoy Unit. Written on the back: Crystal Ice Wks Bendigo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, crystal ice works bendigo, scalebuoy -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: SOME SCALE REMOVED FROM BOILER
Black and white photo a some scale which was removed from the boiler at Knox Home, Auckland, N.Z. A ruler is lying amongst the scale to show the size of the pieces. Photo taken by F. W. Young, Press & Commercial Photographer. Written on the back: Scale removed from Boiler at Knox Home Auckland N.Z. September 1937. Scalebuoy Treatment been used approx 7 months.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, knox home auckland, f w young